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EU agreement on Digital EU Covid Certificates to ease travel ahead of summer

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission today reached an important agreement on new EU Covid certificates to make travel easier in time for summer.  

Led by S&D MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar, negotiators in the European Parliament found a provisional deal on a common EU certificate that will show if a person has been vaccinated against Covid has a negative test result or has recovered from the virus.  

Discover the new Digital Skills and Jobs Platform for bridging the skills gap across Europe

The European Commission, together with its national partners and stakeholders, has officially rolled-out the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, the one-stop-shop for high-quality information, initiatives and resources on elevating digital skills in the region.

Jean-Bernard Lévy elected President of Eurelectric

Today, Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman and CEO of the Paris-based electricity utility EDF Group, was elected President of Eurelectric, the association representing the European power sector which brings together more than 3,500 companies in power generation, distribution and supply. His two-year mandate will pursue the transformations needed to shift away from fossil fuels, making the Green Deal a reality through electrification.

Cloud companies move forward declaring adherence to SWIPO Codes of Conduct

Eight Cloud services providers have submitted a total of 21 Declarations of Adherence to a SWIPO Code of Conduct for IaaS and/or SaaS services, successfully demonstrating the implementation of the SWIPO Codes of Conduct published under self-regulation of Article 6 of the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data Regulation.[1]

People will always be at the heart of the Digital Single Market, say S&Ds

Socialists and Democrats have paved the way for a Digital Single Market that respects the rights of online users, protects and informs consumers, and ensures equal access to all. This plenary session, S&D members have confirmed our priorities regarding the functioning of the Single Market and reiterated the Group’s main recommendations for human centric AI.

Evelyne Gebhardt MEP, S&D negotiator on the file, said:

Our idea of a European Tourism Covid-19 Safety Seal will help the whole tourism industry

The European Committee for Standardisation (CEC) today launched the European Tourism Covid-19 Safety Seal; albeit after almost a year. We welcome that the idea of a European Tourism Seal developed by the Socialists & Democrats has now become a reality.

S&D vice-president responsible for tourism, Ismail Ertug, said:

Links wirkt – wichtiger Zwischenschritt in der Coronakrise!

Am Mittwochabend hat eine Mehrheit der Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments für einen Antrag der Linksfraktion gestimmt, die Patentrechte auf Corona-Impfstoffe in der Zeit der Pandemie auszusetzen. Dazu Helmut Scholz, Mitglied der Fraktion THE LEFT, der den Antrag mit eingebracht hat:

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Bioenergy Europe’s New Brochure: We are Renewable Energy Champions!

Bioenergy is a proud contributor to Europe’s excellence and is a committed champion in emission reduction, sustainable forest management, and air quality improvements while contributing to a green European economy.

We are delighted to launch our new brochure which presents our contribution to climate efforts, environment & biodiversity, innovation, and the EU economy.

We are active on many fronts:

Bioelectricity has the literal ‘Power’ to decarbonise Europe’s Remaining Electricity Demand by 2050

Reaching the target of a CO2 re

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